The American novel to 1870 /
Kennedy, J. Gerald,editor.
Person, Leland S.,editor.
"General editor: Patrick Parrinder; Consulting editor (US volumes): Jonathan Arac"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The American Novel to 1870 -- Part 1: The Beginnings of the Novel in the United States -- Part 2: The Novel and American Nation-building -- Part 3: The American Publishing World and the Novel -- Part 4: Leading Novelists of Antebellum America -- Part 5: Major Novels -- Part 6: Cultural Influences on the American Novel, 1820-1870 -- Part 7: Fictional Sub-genres.
American fiction
American fiction
Literature and society
Literature and society
American literature
American literature
Social conflict in literature.
National characteristics, American, in literature.